Men's Basketball

#21 Nick Bahe

Guard

Sophomore
6-foot-2, 185 lbs.
Lincoln, Neb.
Lincoln Southeast HS
Major: Undecided

2004-05 stats
  text Experience aids Bahe (11-7-04)
text Bahe answers call (2-16-04)
video 6Sports video: Bahe gets to play in front of hometown crowd (2-14-04)
text Walk-on Bahe making name for himself at KU (2-14-04)
BAHE AT A GLANCE

Favorite Food: Ice cream

Favorite TV Show: Family Guy

Latest DVD Purchase: John Q.

Nickname: Slick

My Dream Date Is With: Hillary Duff

If I Could Switch Places With One Person For A Day It Would Be: Homer Simpson

After College I Plan On: Broadcasting basketball games

Favorite Hobby Other Than Basketball: Listening to music

Superstitions : Making a wish at 11:11

Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington

I Try To Mold My Game After: Kirk Hinrich

Toughest Arena I Ever Played In : Oklahoma State

Reason For Choosing My Jersey Number: My high school number wasn't available

Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere with a beach

Favorite TV Sports Personality: Dick Vitale

Favorite NBA Team: Minnesota Timberwolves

Favorite NBA Player: Fred Hoiberg

Actor Who Would Play Me In The Movie Of My Life: Jim Carrey

Best Friend On Another College Team : Bo Ruud (Nebraska Football)

Favorite Movie: Gladiator

Best Player I've Every Faced: Kirk Hinrich

Favorite Non-Basketball Pro Athlete: Michael Vick

Favorite Non-Basketball Pro Team: Kansas City Chiefs

Not Many People Know This About Me: I Have A Very Loud Laugh

Currently In My CD Player: Kanye West (College Dropout)

Favorite Video Game: Mario 3 (Nintendo)
Overview
An invited walk-on who was a two-sport star in high school, excelling in football and basketball... A great shooter who nailed a state-record 58 straight free throws as a junior in high school... Adds energy off the bench and was often the first walk-on called on... Plays smart and protects the ball well... A fiery player who adds depth to the Jayhawk backcourt.

Freshman Season (2003-04)
Played in 16 games, logging 4.0 minutes per contest... Averaged 0.7 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game... Had a total of 11 points, nine rebounds and three three-point baskets on the season... Played in his first career game at TCU on Dec. 1, playing just one minute... Recorded his first career points with a three pointer, while also dishing out an assist and pulling down a rebound in a career-high 11 minutes against Fort Hays State on Dec. 10... Tallied two points with an assist and a rebound in six minutes versus UC Santa Barbara on Dec. 20... Pulled down two rebounds in back-to-back games against Binghamton and Villanova on Dec. 29 and Jan. 2, respectively... Poured in a career-high six points in nine minutes of play at Nebraska on Feb. 15... Recorded his first career block versus Iowa State on Feb. 21... Saw action in six-straight contests from Feb. 15 through March 3... Played two minutes in his first career NCAA Tournament game agaisnt Illinois-Chicago on March 19.

High school
Lincoln (Neb.) Southeast High School (2003)... Coached by Jeff Smith... An All-State selection on the hardwood as a junior and senior... Averaged 20 points per game as a junior and set a state record by hitting 58 straight free throws... Poured in 15 points per game as a senior... Led Southeast to back-to-back state runner-up finishes as a junior and senior... Finished his career as SoutheastÕs all-time leading scorer with 963 points... Also an All- State selection in football as a quarterback, where he threw for 1,236 yards as a junior, but played in only four games as a senior after suffering a dislocated left shoulder... Southeast won state in football BaheÕs sophomore and senior years.

Off the court
Bahe (pronounced Bah) is bucking family tradition by coming to Kansas to play basketball — his father and uncle both played football for his hometown Nebraska Cornhuskers... Chose to walk-on at KU over scholarship offers from Ohio, Bowling Green, Marist and Cal Poly... Suffered a dislocated left shoulder in the fourth football game of his senior year, causing him to miss the first 10 games of basketball season... Aspires to have a career as a sports broadcaster... Some former Jayhawks to wear No. 21 include Nick Bradford, Milt Newton and Sean Pearson.

— Courtesy of kuathletics.com